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Registered Rep.
November 6, 2008
Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2008
Merrill Retention Package Angers FAs With "TRO" Language Merrill Lynch financial advisors are worried about one paragraph in the retention contract they received last Friday, October 24 -- very worried. And it has to do with the so-called broker protocol agreement. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 31, 2008
French & Churchill
If Bank of America Signs Protocol, It's Business As Usual. If Not, Maybe Not But Merrill Lynch advisors may not know whether BofA will sign it before they have to sign their own retention agreements. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 30, 2008
Churchill & French
Merrill Lynch Says Broker Protocol Still Intact, Clarification Forthcoming Merrill Lynch financial advisors put off by non-compete language in the retention package they received last week -- who must now decide whether to sign it -- are getting assurances from Merrill that it's not as bad as they think. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 14, 2008
Update: 6,200 Merrill FAs Sign BofA Retention At Deadline Merrill says that only about half of the firm's nearly 17,000 advisors were eligible in the first place, and that they are responsible for about 75 percent of the firm's production. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
U.S. Trust Defends Garden Policy, Codifies Processes Bank of America Corp. gave its U.S. Trust advisors notice in February that they were subject to "garden leave restrictions" if they left, sending shock waves through the industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2012
UBS Reeling In Merrill Advisors The big four wirehouse firms are always trying to poach top talent from their rivals, but UBS Wealth Management seems to be doing a particularly job good job of late when it comes to snagging advisor teams from Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 13, 2007
Halah Touryalai
Merrill Grabs Advisors Producing $5.5 million From Rival UBS Merrill Lynch won big last week in the aggressive industry-wide recruiting war for top advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell
Is the Protocol Long for This World? With Wall St. firms carving out 'exceptions,' Patrick Burns asks if a weakened Protocol can survive mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 24, 2008
John Churchill
Merrill Retention Is Adequate for Top Dogs, Scanty for Lower-Tier Producers The long-awaited Merrill Lynch retention package has arrived. Not surprisingly, top producers will probably be pleased, but others may not. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 15, 2008
Kristen French
Merrill Lynch Sells Itself To Bank of America: Update 3 The biggest question, now that BofA has agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, is what Bank of America will do to hold onto Merrill Lynch's dearest asset -- its approximately 17,000 financial advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
October 1, 2011
Lorie Konish
Will Bofa's Leadership Change Hurt the Thundering Herd? In one fell swoop, Bank of America changed the face of its wealth management leadership when it announced the departure of the unit's top executive Sallie Krawcheck. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
Broker Protocol for All? A judge's decision may make it a lot easier for brokers to leave protocol firms at a time when recruiting wars and transition packages are at their peak. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 26, 2010
Christina Mucciolo
Some Predict Broker Protocol Overhaul Some lawyers and executives anticipate an overhaul to the broker protocol agreement, which has gotten unruly with the growing number of signatory firms, the rising number of exceptions attached to the agreement and the high rate of advisors switching firms these days. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2006
Kevin Burke
You Leaving Me?--Mother Merrill Asks Some Top Producers If They're Fixin' to Depart If you are one of Merrill Lynch's best financial consultants and you have been flirting with other brokerages or financial-planning firms, watch out: You could get hit with a Merrill loyalty statement. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 25, 2006
Kevin Burke
Merrill Fighting Back Against Recent Defections The recruiting war for top brokers remains fierce. The latest evidence of the fight to win million-dollar producers involves the industry's biggest firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2008
Merrill Reps: Waiting For Retention News Brokers were told they would be offered retention packages, but no further details have been offered so far. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 13, 2006
Halah Touryalai
Morgan Joins Inter-Brokerage TRO Pact This firm has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them -- as long as they are moving to another firm named in the pact. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 11, 2010
Susan Konig
Advisor Movement Should Pick Up in 2011, Experts Predict Aggressive and lucrative recruitment packages essentially prompted anyone who wanted a big check to move last year, Diamond says. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai
Morgan Joins TRO Pact Morgan Stanley has officially opted to join the inter-brokerage pact, first created in the fall of 2004, which stipulates that members will not sue brokers departing to other firms when they try to take their clients with them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
January 2010
James J. Green
BAIS Moves Reps to Merrill Banc of America Investment Services (BAIS), Inc., transitioned its registered representatives to Merrill Lynch, and then requested that FINRA withdraw BAIS's broker/dealer registration. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 6, 2009
Sontag Takes McCann's Job At Merrill More shocking to Merrill Lynch advisors than the sudden departure of their leader is the disappearance of the "MER" logo from their computer screens. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2006
Kevin Burke
Merrill Brokers to Get Less Money Now, More Later--If They Stay Merrill Lynch has changed the way it pays its brokers to include more deferred compensation and less cash. The new package rewards brokers who stay a long time, while penalizing those that don't. Its aim is reducing turnover, but may also improve the firm's earnings. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 18, 2007
Kevin Burke
Merrill Reports Strong Revenues, Adds 270 Advisors Merrill Lynch's retail brokerage arm turns in another strong quarter, as fee-based revenue continued to climb to record levels. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney
On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 20, 2010
Halah Touryalai
Wealth Management Has Strong Fourth Quarter At Morgan, BofA Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor Bank of America ended 2009 with a bang in the earnings department. But their wealth management units were pockets of strength. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 4, 2009
French & Churchill
Dan Sontag Departs Merrill Lynch Much beloved by Merrill financial advisors, Dan Sontag is stepping down as head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 4, 2008
Top Merrill FAs Playing Hardball With Retention Package They have taken the first step towards getting changes made by collectively hiring a lawyer, who "ripped the retention contract to shreds." mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Howard J. Stock
Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2007
Mindy Diamond
Of Myths and Moving: Revisited The thought of changing firms is a big step for any financial advisor. But don't let cloudy thinking get in your way. Make sure you stop paying heed to old Wall Street myths. Don't fear change. Embrace it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 28, 2015
Merrill Lynch: A Simple and Streamlined Approach Merrill Lynch designed Merrill Lynch One, a multi-year, $100 million project that brought together five disparate money management platforms, each with their own fee structure, enrollment process and website. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 5, 2009
Kristen French
Merrill Launches Branding Campaign; Recruiting Net Positive The new campaign Monday will cost the firm $20 million in the fourth quarter, the most Merrill has ever spent on marketing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 10, 2009
In First Media Interview, McCann Says Resignation Was At A "Logical Time" In his first interview since leaving Merrill Lynch, Robert J. McCann says he maintains good feelings for both Merrill Lynch and the timing of his departure. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Eric Rasmussen
Revenge Of The Wirehouses Large Wall Street firms dangle big incentives to hang onto advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 14, 2012
Mindy Diamond
Broker Protocol Booming As firm-switching among brokers rose to record levels over the past four years, the number of signatories exploded, growing almost 40 fold. Many of the new signatories are RIAs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 7, 2011
John Aidan Byrne
No Hardball Garden Leave at Merrill, Krawcheck Tells Advisors Sallie Krawcheck, the head of Bank of America's wealth management business, recently told Merrill's thundering herd that the bank's new "garden leave" employment policy agreement won't apply to them. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Thomas D. Giachetti
The Skinny on the Protocol The law is fairly clear that a departing advisor should not bring any customer information to a new employer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 4, 2009
John Churchill
Merrill Lynch's Dan Sontag Out? Salaried Merrill Brokers? Not so Fast According to a story posted yesterday on Clusterstock.com, a financial blog, Dan Sontag, head of Merrill Lynch's global wealth and investment management unit, is about to be pink-slipped. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 16, 2012
Kristen French
Due Diligence: Merrill Cost-Cutting Centers on Client Segmentation, Less Bureacracy Merrill Lynch financial advisors can expect Bank of America cost-cutting to take the form of greater client segmentation and reduced bureaucracy, said John Thiel of Merrill Lynch mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 14, 2010
Kristen French
Merrill Brokers Had "Good Reason" To Leave, And Got $1.2 ml For It Two former Merrill brokers won $1.167 million in an arbitration award from Merrill Lynch for deferred compensation benefits mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Bank of America Still Ramping Up Merrill Branding Though it recently wrapped up a national advertising campaign for Merrill Lynch, Bank of America continues to ramp up branding of the division, with an extension of the Merrill New York Yankees sponsorship and other activities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 19, 2008
Christina Mucciolo
Merrill Tweaks Grid; Lowers It For Smaller FAs Merrill Lynch executives released the 2009 Financial Advisor Comp Plan -- with good news and bad. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 22, 2005
John Churchill
For Merrill and Smith Barney Acquisitions, It's Wait n' See The financial firms' respective purchases would have added hundreds of regional brokers to their retail brokerage units, but many of these departing brokers have decided they don't want to work for a big firm and are finding sweet recruiting deals at smaller shops. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 15, 2009
Kristen French
Bank of America Launches Client Referral Program It's one of several referral programs the bank is putting together as part of its integration with Merrill Lynch, including one that would offer leads from the commercial banking division to certain Merrill Lynch advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
John Churchill
Merrill Carrot to Advest Reps Merrill Lynch has proffered retention packages to newly acquired Advest Group's financial advisors, and according to industry observers, the packages are having their desired effect. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 27, 2008
John Churchill
Separate BofA Retention Package Targets Top Half of BofA force Only 50 percent, or roughly 1,000 of the 2,000 Bank of America Investment Services financial advisors, will see a retention bonus. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2010
John Aidan Byrne
Bank of America Ramps Up Online Brokerage Bank of America is making a push into electronic brokerage services, a menu that includes free online trading and a new platform called Merrill Edge, set to debut in late June. Some say the new services will steal business from Merrill advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 10, 2008
John Churchill
McCann: Merrill Managers Get No Retention, FA Package Due in Two Weeks Merrill's president revealed that managers will get no retention package and only the top third of financial advisors will be getting a deal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 28, 2011
Kraus & Freedman
Got Protocol? Despite the large number of firms who are party to it, the broker protocol has certainly not stopped litigation with departing Registered Representatives. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
November 2009
Kathleen M. McBride
Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles